Fairhaven hoopsters run past the Diman Bengals

Wednesday

Jan 29, 2014 at 11:17 PMJan 29, 2014 at 11:21 PM

Teammates Matt Myers and Cam Charette teamed up for 27 points to power the Blue Devils of Fairhaven High School to a 60-33 boys' basketball victory Wednesday night over Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School completing the non-league season's sweep on the hardwood between the rivals.

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Teammates Matt Myers and Cam Charette teamed up for 27 points to power the Blue Devils of Fairhaven High School to a 60-33 boys' basketball victory Wednesday night over Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School completing the non-league season's sweep on the hardwood between the rivals.

Myers did most of his damage in the opening period. He scored the game's first eights points as the visitors scooted to a quick lead they never relinquished. The southpaw shooter finished with nine points in the period on the way to his game-high 14 points.

Charette, meanwhile, after being shut out in the opening eight minutes, was a steadying offensive influence over the middle two quarters. He had six points in the second stanza and five more in the third on his way to 13 points before both ball clubs liberally substituted over the final eight minutes of action.

"They play tough man-to-man defense and we just didn't have an answer for that tonight," siad Bengals head coach Nick Santos. "We weren't able to generate any offense of any kind. Give them credit."

After their sluggish start, Diman (2-11) did manage to hang tough through the initial eight minutes of action. Austin Crowinshield tossed in four points and teammates Joe Souza and Matt Feliz added a hoop apiece to leave the hosts trailing by just three, 11-8, at the break.

But Fairhaven just pulled steadily away after that.

A 17-7 advantage in the second period boosted the spread to 13, 28-15, at the half and a 16-4 blitz in period three left the tally at 44-19.

" We try to upgrade our schedule to try and improve our program," added Coach Santos, "and although their record might not show it (4-8), Fairhaven plays in a very competitive league (South Coast Conference). And they're a tough match-up for us.

"We jump right back into league play Friday night vs. Tri County. Hopefully, this is the kind of game that'll make us better prepared."

Feliz spearhead the Bengals offensive attack with 11 markers while Crownshield chipped in with 10.